CVE-2005-2831
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 30.14% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15368
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18064
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18311
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015348
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/21763
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15827Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2867
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23453
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1426
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1475
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1520
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1543
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1558
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1597
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15368
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18064
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18311
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015348
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/21763
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15827Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2867
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.